Reflections on Veselin Topalov by Dr Lyndon Bouah
I recently completed the book Veselin Topalov ' Selected games of the ex-World Chess Champion' by Sarhan Guliev (Russian chess house, 2017)....
Reflections and Greetings from Dakar, Senegal by Dr Bouah
I greet you
my friends and family from Dakar, Senegal where I addressed a conference called
Sports Africa. My topics were about school and...
KRAAIFONTEIN CHESS CLUB
Background information
The Kraaifontein Chess Club was founded in April 2016 with the objective
establishing a broad-based community chess development...
Reflections on Prize Money by Dr Lyndon Bouah
I subscribe
to the Time Magazine which is a very influential global magazine. In the 2 July
2018 edition the magazine ran an article...
Reflections (3) on Chess Western Province League by Dr Lyndon Bouah
To get to
the Proteaville Recreational Centre, I had to turn down Kasselsvlei Road in
Bellville South. This area has played a pivotal part...
Reflections on Western Cape Club Champs by Dr Lyndon Bouah
Last weekend
7-9 December 2018 I was awakened by the waves of the Indian Ocean in Stilbaai.
Eden Chess Union was hosting the 2018...
Reflections on Winter Chess by Dr Lyndon Bouah
The
Western Cape hosted a series of chess events over the last three weeks. The
Elsies River Open was hosted by Elsies River chess...
Reflections on Dr Lyndon Bouah Chess Set Journey
It is now
one year since I married Denise Frick. One of our joint passions that we share
is a...
Chess Western Province League 2019 Reflections 2 by Dr Lyndon Bouah
The 2019
Chess Western Province league kicked off on Saturday 27 July 2019 at a jam
packed Proteaville Recreation Centre in Bellville South. The...
Reflections on Cape Town Chess Club by Dr Lyndon Bouah
Cape Town Chess Club is celebrating its 135th year of existence this year on 19 March 2020. I was the keynote speaker...
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